Quotes About Politeness

Most people will show you courtesy, but in a fraudulent, untruthful, way.

Ju? i inne rakiety lata? zacz??y, jeden tylko Ba?bu?a zachowa? przyzwoito?? i konwencjonalnie r?n?? no?em.

Good manners are the last thing to desert us, so it seems. They remain behind to mock us with their hollow sound when all else has fled.   On

You must be more gentle, dear, more sedate,' Ellen told her daughter. 'You must not interrupt gentlemen when they are speaking, even if you do think you know more about matters than they do. Gentlemen do not like forward girls.

You must not interrupt gentlemen when they are speaking, even if you do think you know more about matters than they do. Gentlemen do not like forward girls.

You must be more gentle, dear, more sedate," Ellen told her daughter. "You must not interrupt gentlemen when they are speaking, even if you do think you know more about matters than they do. Gentlemen do not like forward girls.

I started to realise that being impolite saves an awful lot of time and costs you nothing.

There is a time for politeness and there is a time when you are obliged to be rude.

No use to preach to the working-man courtesy & politeness when at the same time the working-man is not given working conditions under which he can stay polite and soft-mannered.

Amazing what the British do with language; the nuances of politeness. The world's great diplomats, surely.

He was appropriately horrified and gave me a reproving glance, as if to say you needn't have told me that! But he was far too polite to say a word.

And Saturday night they come over and he's polite as can be all evening. And Sunday morning he walks out, and him and her move in together.

Willa made sure to keep a rapt expression on her face so the stewardess wouldn't feel ignored.

Your Royal Grace, Forgive my boldness. If I might inquire: How old are you? —Kimber

Ned never argued with their father, he was unfailingly polite and then nonchalantly went his own way; whereas, he, Edmund, deferred dutifully to his father's authority and then found himself resenting both his parent's austere discipline and his own reluctance to rebel.

Shut up, sit down, and read. (Tory) Please? (Acheron) You need something? (Tory) You to be polite to me, Ms. I Own The World- Now Do What I Say You Pathetic Pleb. (Acheron) You don't strike me as the kind of guy who takes orders anyway. (Tory) Yes, but a simple please goes a long way. I'm the one doing you a favor here. (Acheron) Fine. Please sit down, shut up, and read. (Tory)

Ryssa? How do you know her name was Ryssa? (Tory) Uh…I don't. I just gave her a name. It seemed more polite than calling her 'hey, you, ancient chick.' (Acheron)

Never laughing too loudly in a restaurant no matter how good the joke.

When I act politely, I build a reserve of goodwill in others. That reserve allows those people to cut me some slack when I do something annoying.

S'mimasen," Alyss said repeatedly as they brushed against passerby. "What does that mean?" Will asked as they reached a stretch of street bare of any other pedestrians. He was impressed by Alyss's grasp of the local language. "It means 'pardon me,'" Alyss replied, but then a shadow of doubt crossed her face. "At least, I hope it does. Maybe I'm saying 'you have the manners of a fat, rancid sow.

He rose, offering his hand to Evanlyn to assist her. Even though she was lithe and athletic as a cat, she took it, enjoying the contact. She saw Horace's slight frown as she did so and smiled to herself. A girl can never have too many admirers, she thought. Will seemed unperturbed by the fact that she retained hold of Selethen's hand a little longer than politeness dictated. But then, Ranger's were trained to look imperturbable. He was probably seething with jealousy, she thought.

You've always said I should have an inquiring mind," she said. "I have. But not an interrupting one.

Our questions, which began politely, were politely ignored.

Politeness counts the effort, or so one of my clademothers used to say.